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| Key Themes: What our Partners are looking for Posted: 28 Jul 2021 06:05 PM PDT  The Scale Osaka program has gotten some amazing traction so far, and while we are approaching the midpoint for our applications, we are diving into the themes of the program. With seven corporate partners, all targeting Smart City and Living technology, the range of topics we are scouting for is rather varied, with each partner targeting different areas to play with their strengths and capabilities.
As we seek promising startups in these categories, we also want to introduce the some key players with some of these themes.
Hankyu is a major player in the Osaka ecosystem, contributing to lots of smart city and innovative projects around the prefecture. After working on 9 PoCs in our program so far, Hankyu are looking to collaborate on technologies that focus on Property, Smart Buildings, Retail, Transport & Mobility, Hotel Tech and Travel. They are also interested in working in areas within Health, Wellbeing & Fitness and more.
JR West is a key element to the transport and development infrastructure of Western Japan. With their innovation arm, they worked on 5 projects in our program so far, and are looking to work with TravelTech, Transport & Mobility, RetailTech, Proptech and Smart Buildings startups. They are also exploring the possibility of working with HR & Workforce Management, Wellbeing and Fitness, HealthTech startups in specific areas.
The Yomiuri Shimbun is a media giant in Japan, with branches in various different business sectors. After working on 6 PoCs so far, they are looking to achieve some great results this year within SportsTech, MediaTech, and TravelTech. They are also open to exploring new technology within certain areas of HR & Workforce Management, Wellbeing & Fitness, EventsTech FoodTech and Education.
Sakura Internet is an IT and media company, supplying IT services as their main business. They are eager to explore technology in Smart City Planning (GIS) and Transport & Mobility. They are also willing to look into technology within Accessibility Solutions, Disability Tech, Low-/No-Code Solutions, Admin DX and more.
As well as these amazing partners, we have three more partners seeking smart city and living startups within the categories listed above. You can learn more about previous PoCs on our website here. For the opportunity to work with these great partners we encourage you to sign up to our program now. Based on previous years, we have learnt that startups that apply early are five times more likely to be selected for the program due to the longer amount of time they have to build a relationship with our partners during the interview period.
Curious about what previous members of the program have said? Find their testimonials here. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact SBC Scale Osaka. Learn more and sign up to our program: The post Key Themes: What our Partners are looking for appeared first on Startupbootcamp.  |
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